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@@ -17,18 +17,23 @@ SWIG release. The guilty parties working on this are: - Harco de Hilster (Harco.de.Hilster@ATComputing.nl) (Java) - Thien-Thi Nguyen (ttn@glug.org) (Guile) -*** IMPORTANT NOTICE -- READ THIS NOW! *** +*********************************************************************** +***** IMPORTANT NOTICE -- READ THIS NOW! ***** +*********************************************************************** -If you downloaded this as a prepackaged release such as SWIG1.3a1, be +If you downloaded SWIG as a prepackaged release such as SWIG1.3a2, be advised that this distribution represents a snapshot of the most -stable part of the SWIG CVS repository. Currently, SWIG is undergoing -a large redevelopment effort. The SWIG1.3 series of releases should -be viewed as a transitional version leading to the eventual release -of SWIG2.0. +stable part of the SWIG CVS repository. As this is an unstable +release, there is a pretty good chance that a number of features are +broken or under repair. Currently, SWIG is undergoing a large +redevelopment effort. The SWIG1.3 series of releases should be viewed +as a transitional releases leading to the eventual release of SWIG2.0. +First-time users may want to start with SWIG1.1p5 which is significantly +more stable (and includes a wider range of documentation and examples). Please report any errors and submit patches (if possible)! We only have access to a limited variety of hardware (Linux, Solaris, and -Windows) so every contribution helps. +Windows) so your contributions help. What's New? =========== @@ -55,6 +60,12 @@ Here are a few missing features - A wide variety of old SWIG command-line options and obscure features are gone. +What's Broken? +============== + + - The Guile module is undergoing a number of substantial + changes and may be inoperable in the SWIG1.3a2 release. + Installation ============ To build and install SWIG, simply type the following: @@ -81,6 +92,10 @@ Notes: (2) If you are using Windows, the easiest way to install and build SWIG is to use the Cygwin package (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/). + Note: Even if you build SWIG using Cygwin, the easier way to + actually use SWIG on Windows is to build your extensions using Visual C++. + The SWIG1.1p5 distribution also contains a number of examples configured + to work with Visual C++ (most of which should also work with SWIG1.3). Documentation ============= @@ -114,6 +129,7 @@ in ANSI C. Please avoid C++ if at all possible. -- Dave *** DOH - Object framework for the ANSI C core. Swig - New SWIG core (ANSI C) Preprocessor - SWIG preprocessor module + LParse - Alternative parser that is mostly compatible with 1.1. Documentation for these components is weak or non-existent at this time. However, this should only matter if you are actually hacking |